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The author discusses a study which concluded that patients suffering from ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) may experience improved survival when adjunctive aerosolized antibiotics (AAA) are added to the antibiotic regimen.

Discusses the abstract of the article 'The impact of early cystic fibrosis diagnosis on pulmonary function in children,' by S.S. Wang, L.A. O'leary, S.C. Fitzsimmons et al., published in the Number 141, 2002 issue of the 'Journal of Pediatrics.'

The article reviews the article "Lung clearance index at 4 years predicts subsequent lung function in children with cystic fibrosis," by . Aurora, S. Stanojevic, A. Wade et al which appeared in the March 15, 2011 issue of the "American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine."

BACKGROUND: A major consequence of malnutrition in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is the loss of lean body mass (LBM) and the subsequent impairment of respiratory muscle function. AIM: To determine whether insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) could be related to the LBM depletion and the...

The article reports on the availability of new clinical guidelines for use of non-invasive ventilation in critical care settings in the February 22, 2011 issue of "Canadian Medical Association Journal."

A correction to the article "Validation of the Better Care system to detect ineffective efforts during expiration in mechanically ventilated patients: a pilot study," by J. Villar and colleagues in the November 14, 2012 online issue is presented.

The article reports on a study in the U.S. which states that an emerging population of middle-aged cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has significantly more females and includes a large proportion of patients who lived for decades without diagnosis or special care. It notes that the findings which...

Palliative care of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is often undertaken by CF teams rather than palliative care teams because of the specialist nature of the disease and the potential role of lung transplantation. We developed an integrated model of provision of palliative care whereby most...